Shingle



I ay 1938. H. B. HUTTEN 4 SHINGLE Filed March 4, 1936 INVENTOR HENRY 8f/u TTEM- ATTORNEY Patented May 10, 193

UNITED sTAT ES. PATENT OFFICE will"; SHINGLI B. Batten, Juliet-11L,adgnor'to The a,NewYoIk,N.!.,acos-porationol New Jersey I Y Y a. vApplication m 4', 1m, s uat He. can: i g 2 Claims. (01. res-i) a Thisinvention relates to shingles for roofing edges l2 oi the overlyingshingles register with and siding purposes, and more particularly toindividual shingles of the typethat form-hexagonal pa terns when laid. pAmong the objects of my invention are to provide shingles or that typewhich are sell-aligning; which may be accurately and rapidly laidwithout recourse to guide lines or other guiding marks; which areeconomical or material in forming a water-tight covering; and, whichform a covering oi. pleasing'and attractive IP-r pearance. Y

Further objects and advantages or the invention will appear from thefollowing description tumor, reference being had to the accompanya ingdrawing, in'which:

Figure l-is a plan view or a shingle embodying my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of an assemblage of the shingles laid inoverlapping rows to form a covering. e

The shingle It is of substantially hexagonal form having parallel upperand lower horizontal edges ii and I2, and inclined side edges ll, ll,

l5 and It. The upper and lower edges are preferably shorter than theside edges.

At one side corner of the shingle, between the inclined edges," and ii,there is a rectangular projection or tab l'l having a lower horizontaledge ll, an upper horizontal edge ll, and a vertical edge 20. The edgesII and I! are of equal lengths but are shorter than thevertical lengthotthe edge 20. The opposite side corner or the shingle, between theinclined edges l5 and It, has a triangular projection or tab 2| having ahorizontal edge 22 and a vertical edge 23 of substantially equallengths. The horizontal edges l8 and 22 oi the two tabs are each proberably one-halt as long as the length oi the upper or or the lower edge01' the shingle.

The shingles are laldhorizonta'lly in rows with the vertical edge or thetab ll of one shingle abutting the vertical edge 23 0! the tab 2| oi.the adjacent shingle or the same. row,-and with the horizontal edges isand 22 oi the two t b in alignment. They are then nailed or secured inplace in the usual manner. The shingles of each succeeding roware placedso that the lower My improved shingles, when laid as shown in 15 Fig.2,- have a relatively large ratio of exposed to unexposed area and henceare economical or material in forming a water-tight covering. Theshingles. furthermore, are self-aligning both as to adjacent shingles ofthe same row and as to shingles or the underlying row.

What I claim 3:

l. A self aligning shingle 01' substantially hexagonal i'orm havinghorizontal upper and lower edges,inclined side edges meeting the upperand 3 'lower edges, a triangular projection at one side corner, and arectangular projection at the opposite side corner,-said rectangularprojection having a horizontal upper edge which it adapted to align withthe upper edge or an. underlying v shingle.

' 2. A. roof covering laid with shingles of substantially hexagonal formhaving horizontal upper and lower edges, inclined side edges meeting theupper and lower edges, a triangular tab at one side tcomer, arectangular tab at the oppoute a side corner, said triangular tab havinga-horizontal lower edge and said're'ctangular tab having horizontal-upper and lower edges, the tabs of adjacent shingles of each courseabutting each 40 other with their lower horizontal edges in alignment,each-overlying shingle being laid with its lower edge in alignment withthe lower edge or the abutting tabs of two underlying shingles and withthe upper edge-oi. its rectangular tab in 5 alignment with the upper oran underlying HENRY 3. Hum,

